Dead state senator reelected in Long Beach

03-Nov-10

Jenny Oropeza, who died after a long illness last month, was reelected to another term in the state Senate on Tuesday. With more than half of the vote counted, voters in Oropeza’s Long Beach district gave her more than 54% percent of the vote. Republican John Stammreich trailed with 40% of the vote.

via latimesblogs.latimes.com

Yay democracy!

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Vote for sale

03-Nov-08

Inspired by patrissimo, I will also make the following offer:

I am not planning to vote. However, I will sell my vote to the highest bidder of any amount above $49.00. Place your bid in the comments below. It will have to be on the honor system, I’m afraid, but I would like to point out that I have 100% positive feedback on ebay.

If you want to know why you probably shouldn’t waste your money in any case, watch this interview with Gordon Tullock, in which he explains why he’s not voting.

[EDIT: On the legality of vote selling. Sigh. Yet another example of regulatory capture--you can only buy votes wholesale. Since even offering to sell your vote is a felony, consider this post for amusement purposes only.]

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Barack the vote

26-Oct-08

Damnit, the precogs are onto me.

Via Marginal Revolution.

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